Sotomayor Has Public's Backing For Confirmation

A CNN/ORC survey released today indicates that a plurality of the public wants to see SCOTUS appointee Sonia Sotomayor confirmed by the Senate:

Vote in favor of Sotomayor 47%
Not vote in favor 40%
No opinion 13%

The poll shows a partisan divide -- seven in 10 Dems support Sotomayor's confirmation, Independents are split, and nearly two of three Republicans oppose her.

The poll of 1,026 adults was conducted 6/26-28.

CNN compares Sotomayor's reviews with those of her predecessors, as charted by CNN/USAToday/Gallup. She rates higher than Harriet Miers and Robert Bork, whose appointments were doomed, but lower than John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas.

Sotomayor's hearings begin Monday, of course.